Kent on Pac-10 call

It was a short session on the Pac-10 men’s basketball conference call Tuesday for coach Ernie Kent. Just one question, and that regarding whether he felt the “people that matter … have your back down there?”

Kent’s response: “I was told … don’t look over your shoulder and build it the right way. That was as we regrouped, losing Malik (Hairston) and Bryce (Taylor) … we knew we were going to have a tough season, but we feel like we’re headed in the right direction with this group of kids. They’re going to be very good. They just need to go through the growing-up period. I do feel that, and we’re just going to keep marching forward.”

More from the Ducks on Tuesday afternoon, after practice and the regularly scheduled media availability.